Challenge

Balan Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Anton Platon made the kick off which started today's match. JUNIOR 2012's Nichifor Nițulescu quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Emil Seidler, made in the 5th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Marvin Harrer's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Calistrat Hurmuzescu was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. In the 12th minute, Fabio Schneider hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 15 minutes into the game, Austria's Fabio Schneider nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Calistrat Hurmuzescu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. JUNIOR 2012's attentive Virgil Oprescu managed to snatch the ball when Nico Waismann made a throw-in in the 22nd minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabio Schneider in the 24th minute of play forced JUNIOR 2012's goalkeeper Calistrat Hurmuzescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 25th match minute, JUNIOR 2012 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Radu Olăroiu to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 31 minutes, Fabio Schneider managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Austria's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fabio Schneider was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Fabio Schneider recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After having played for 35 minutes, Sandro Galishoff managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Austria's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sandro Galishoff was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jonas Nalder fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Calistrat Hurmuzescu having to interfere. Fabio Schneider struck a weak shot in the 45th minute. Calistrat Hurmuzescu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Austria. The JUNIOR 2012 players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Austria were winning 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Sandro Galishoff to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 59th minute, Anton Platon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 62 played minutes Austria got a freekick which was hit by Jonas Nalder. Fabio Schneider fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Calistrat Hurmuzescu having to interfere. After 65 minutes, Albert Grigorie mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the JUNIOR 2012 and the Austria players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 65th minute, Albert Grigorie hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Austria getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Marvin Harrer hit a great ball. 78 minutes into the game, Nico Waismann threw the ball into play from the sideline. JUNIOR 2012's Virgil Oprescu quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sandro Galishoff got free with Calistrat Hurmuzescu in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Albert Grigorie got his second yellow card in the match during the 80th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. A collision led to JUNIOR 2012 getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Albert Grigorie hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in JUNIOR 2012's zone, Leonhard Maier stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Calistrat Hurmuzescu came out of the goal and Leonhard Maier tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Marvin Harrer received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Calistrat Hurmuzescu came out and tried to block the shot, but Marvin Harrer slotted it home off the left post making it 0-2 in the 84th minute. A collision led to Austria getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Leonhard Maier hit a great ball. Fabio Auer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Radu Olăroiu, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. Austria's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.